2015•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Diffuse Lepromatous Leprosy Due to Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Xiang Yang Han, Marco Quintanilla

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A 43-year-old woman of Mayan origin from Quintana Roo, Mexico, was diagnosed with diffuse lepromatous leprosy. The etiologic bacillus was determined to be Mycobacterium lepromatosis instead of Mycobacterium leprae. This case likely represents the first report of this leprosy form and its agent in the southeastern tip of Mexico.

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Key concepts: Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Lepromatous leprosy, Mycobacterium, Bacillus (shape), Microbiology, Biology, Medicine